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December 30, 2016 20:04
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Easily install the Platinum Searcher (on Linux) (to your personal bin directory)
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| OS_CODE="linux_amd64" | |
| # TODO: check the OS and architecture and make this work across platforms | |
| VERSION="v2.1.5" | |
| # TODO: scrape the GitHub README for the latest version | |
| TARGET=~/bin | |
| # TODO: accept command line options, and prompt if nothing is specified | |
| mkdir /tmp/pt # TODO: do this the fancy "right" way ;p | |
| cd /tmp/pt | |
| wget https://github.com/monochromegane/the_platinum_searcher/releases/download/${VERSION}/pt_${OS_CODE}.tar.gz | |
| tar -xzf pt_${OS_CODE}.tar.gz | |
| rm pt_${OS_CODE}.tar.gz | |
| cp pt_${OS_CODE}/pt $TARGET | |
| rm -rf pt_${OS_CODE} |
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